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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

TechCrunch

Yet we found that tech execs appear just as unprepared for C-suite transitions as their peers in other sectors. Tech firms generally are younger than other companies of a similar size, which partly explains why the median age of S&P 500 companies plunged to 33 years in 2018 from 85 years in 2000, according to McKinsey & Co.

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Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech

TechCrunch

Nor is distributed computing a new concept: it’s the basis of a lot of peer-to-peer architectures such as those devised early on by the likes of BitTorrent, and it’s equally something that has been taken up by the blockchain community. 6 investors on 2021’s mobile gaming trends and opportunities.

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Looking Back: Life Lessons From a Nun

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sure, I lost a lot of money in 2000 with my grossly mismanaged company, but do I need to carry that burden forever? I can choose to focus on words like “waste,” “loss” or “fail”… or I can choose to focus on words like “learning,” “preparation” and “opportunity,” just like my mom did when she transitioned to a new life. It’s moving on.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Raising money is hard. And when you’re relatively new to the process it’s easy to be confused by the process. There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. Of course much of it is conflicting.

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The Hard Thing About a Hard City: Why I Support Kathryn Garcia for Mayor of NYC

This is going to be BIG.

Kathryn Garcia wants to be Mayor of New York City. No, I mean, she actually wants to do the job. It’s not a platform for her to promote any experiments. It’s not something she’s doing because that’s the next logical step in a political ladder. It’s not an interesting career change for someone who made it rich doing something else.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

The reality is that cryptocurrencies can be both and can be liberating and corrupting at the same time. So I’m going to try and do a single sitting riff of how I’ve viewed the topic as I’ve watched the cheerleaders & naysayers from the sidelines. It’s pretty tough to have a view on cryptocurrency if you don’t have a history of currency.